southwest airlines co. - LUV

LUV

Close Chg Chg %
41.38 -0.07 -0.18%

Closed Market

41.31

-0.07 (0.18%)

Volume: 4.94M

Last Updated:

May 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: southwest airlines co. - LUV

LUV Key Data

Open

$41.87

Day Range

40.97 - 42.22

52 Week Range

28.98 - 55.11

Market Cap

$20.23B

Shares Outstanding

488.77M

Public Float

483.59M

Beta

1.11

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

26.37

EPS

$1.58

Yield

173.96%

Dividend

$0.18

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 12, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

7.37M

 

LUV Performance

1 Week
 
6.58%
 
1 Month
 
4.42%
 
3 Months
 
-19.17%
 
1 Year
 
32.49%
 
5 Years
 
-33.00%
 

LUV Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 28
Full Ratings ➔

About southwest airlines co. - LUV

Southwest Airlines Co. engages in the operation and management of a passenger airline. The firm also offers ancillary services such as early bird check-in, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. It operates in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. The company was founded by Rollin W. King and Herbert D. Kelleher on March 9, 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

LUV At a Glance

Southwest Airlines Co.
PO Box 36611
Dallas, Texas 75235-1611
Phone 1-214-792-4000 Revenue 28.06B
Industry Airlines Net Income 442.00M
Sector Transportation 2025 Sales Growth 2.11%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 72,790
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LUV Valuation

P/E Current 26.37
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 52.178
Price to Sales Ratio 0.822
Price to Book Ratio 2.67
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 12.52
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 10.877
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.92
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.232

LUV Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 385,533.727
Income Per Employee 6,072.263
Receivables Turnover 24.424
Total Asset Turnover 0.841

LUV Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.517
Quick Ratio 0.446
Cash Ratio 0.296

LUV Profitability

Gross Margin 18.476
Operating Margin 2.897
Pretax Margin 2.006
Net Margin 1.575
Return on Assets 1.325
Return on Equity 4.822
Return on Total Capital 3.166
Return on Invested Capital 2.969

LUV Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 74.94
Total Debt to Total Capital 42.838
Total Debt to Total Assets 19.229
Long-Term Debt to Equity 66.972
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 38.282
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Annual Financials for Southwest Airlines Co. - LUV

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
23.81B 26.09B 27.48B 28.06B
Sales Growth
+50.82% +9.56% +5.34% +2.11%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
19.79B 21.88B 22.80B 22.88B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
1.35B 1.52B 1.66B 1.56B
Depreciation
- - - -
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Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
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COGS Growth
+35.25% +10.54% +4.25% +0.32%
Gross Income
4.03B 4.22B 4.68B 5.18B
Gross Income Growth
+247.28% +4.75% +10.98% +10.81%
Gross Profit Margin
+16.90% +16.16% +17.03% +18.48%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.73B 3.99B 4.13B 4.37B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
3.73B 3.99B 4.13B 4.37B
SGA Growth
+56.11% +7.08% +3.46% +5.86%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
229.00M 104.00M 184.00M 234.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
68.00M 120.00M 365.00M 579.00M
Non Operating Income/Expense
961.00M 749.00M 447.00M 97.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
217.00M 583.00M 497.00M 205.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
301.00M 236.00M 214.00M 113.00M
Interest Expense Growth
-30.16% -21.59% -9.32% -47.20%
Gross Interest Expense
340.00M 259.00M 249.00M 167.00M
Interest Capitalized
39.00M 23.00M 35.00M 54.00M
Pretax Income
728.00M 633.00M 598.00M 563.00M
Pretax Income Growth
-45.06% -13.05% -5.53% -5.85%
Pretax Margin
+3.06% +2.43% +2.18% +2.01%
Income Tax
189.00M 168.00M 133.00M 122.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- (39.00M) 9.00M 1.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
228.00M 159.00M 132.00M 122.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - 20.00M 1.00M
-
Consolidated Net Income
539.00M 465.00M 485.00M 442.00M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
539.00M 465.00M 485.00M 442.00M
Net Income Growth
-44.83% -13.73% +4.30% -8.87%
Net Margin Growth
+2.26% +1.78% +1.76% +1.58%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
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Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
539.00M 465.00M 485.00M 442.00M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
539.00M 465.00M 485.00M 442.00M
EPS (Basic)
0.9089 0.7815 0.811 0.8185
EPS (Basic) Growth
-44.93% -14.02% +3.77% +0.92%
Basic Shares Outstanding
593.00M 595.00M 598.00M 540.00M
EPS (Diluted)
0.8396 0.7266 0.7543 0.7921
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-47.67% -13.46% +3.81% +5.01%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
642.00M 640.00M 643.00M 558.00M
EBITDA
1.65B 1.75B 2.21B 2.37B
EBITDA Growth
+3,732.56% +5.95% +26.35% +7.57%
EBITDA Margin
+6.92% +6.69% +8.03% +8.46%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 46.81
Number of Ratings 28 Current Quarters Estimate 0.473
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 2.664
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.45 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 0.93 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 4.541
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 20 20 24 24
Mean Estimate 0.47 0.55 2.66 4.54
High Estimates 0.88 0.95 3.74 6.10
Low Estimate 0.32 0.25 1.47 3.30
Coefficient of Variance 28.91 34.86 19.42 16.98

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 9 9 9
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 2
HOLD 11 11 11
UNDERWEIGHT 2 2 2
SELL 3 3 2
MEAN Hold Hold Overweight

Insider Actions for Southwest Airlines Co. - LUV

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Apr 9, 2026 Lisa M. Atherton Director N/A Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $37.95 per share 0.00

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